able to pay for school without the pell grant funding president obama doubled. [ applause ] >> the iraq war veteran. >> president obama did the right thing by ending don't ask, don't tell. [ applause ] >> the small business owner. >> we may not have ever gotten to yes if it wasn't for president obama and the sba loan program that he started. >> the mother -- >> obama care provides my family security and relief. >> and the vietnam veteran -- >> supporting our effort is president obama's actions, increasing the v.a. budget to $140 billion in 2013. >> for mitt romney, the goal was to give life to a candidate rivals have portrayed as a bloodless corporate raider and to humanize his sometimes robotic personality. they served as character witnesses, many from his church. >> mitt provided food and housing, rides to the doctor, and companions to sit with those who were ill. he shoveled snow and raked leaves for the elderly. he took down tables and swept floors at church dinners. >> in 1979, a tragedy struck our family when our youngest son, david, was diagnosed with hodgkins disease. >> david,